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zigzaggery|ˈzɪgzægərɪ| [f. as prec. + -ery.] Zigzag course or proceeding (lit. and fig.). In first quot. with allusion to zigzag n. 3 a.
1760Sterne Tr. Shandy III. iii, The transverse zigzaggery of my father's approaches towards it [sc. his coat pocket]. 1797A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl (1813) II. 248 One of those whimsical beings who hated the zig-zaggery of worldly wisdom. 1885Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Aug. 4 The zigzaggery of the English Foreign Office. |